Polochic River — ▪ river, Guatemala Spanish Río Polochic river in eastern Guatemala. Its major headstreams arise in the Chamá and Minas mountain ranges. Flowing eastward for 150 miles (240 km), it forms a delta in Lake Izabal, south of the town of El… … Universalium
Chixoy-Polochic Fault — The Chixoy Polochic Fault, also known as Cuilco Chixoy Polochic Fault, is a major fault zone in Guatemala and southwestern Mexico. It runs in a light arc from the east coast of Guatemala to Chiapas, following the deep valleys of the Polochic… … Wikipedia
Cahabón River — Infobox River river name = Cahabón river caption = The Cahabòn in flood at Semuc Champey origin = mouth = Tributary of Rio Polochic basin countries = Guatemala (Alta Verapaz) length = 196 km elevation = mouth elevation = discharge = 164.2 m³/s… … Wikipedia
Guatemalan Highlands — The Guatemalan Highlands is an upland region in southern Guatemala, lying between the Sierra Madre de Chiapas to the south and the Petén lowlands to the north.The highland are made up of a series of high valleys enclosed by mountains. The native… … Wikipedia
Izabal, Lake — Lake, Guatemala. The country s largest lake, it occupies the lowlands in northeastern Guatemala. Fed by the Polochic River, it drains through the Dulce River into the Caribbean Sea. It lies only 26 ft (8 m) above sea level and has an area of 228… … Universalium
Lake Izabal — Infobox lake lake name = Lake Izabal image lake = Lake Izabal NASA.jpg caption lake = from space image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = coords = coord|15.5|N|89.1667|W|type:waterbody region:GT|display=inline,title type = inflow =… … Wikipedia
List of rivers of Guatemala — This is a list of rivers in Guatemala.By Drainage BasinThis list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream s name.Gulf of Mexico* Grijalva River (Mexico) **Usumacinta River ***San Pedro River *** … Wikipedia
Panzós — Infobox Settlement official name = PAGENAME other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = motto = imagesize = image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = image blank emblem = blank emblem type = blank… … Wikipedia
Rail transport in Guatemala — Guatemala had 200 miles (322 km) of narrow gauge RailGauge|36 railroads as of 2006. The last line in operation (until September 2007) went from Guatemala City to Puerto Barrios with short branches in Guatemala City container terminal and Puerto… … Wikipedia
AMÉRIQUE - Géologie — L’Amérique – ou, pour être plus précis, les Amériques – est constituée de trois ensembles présentant des différences marquées, tant dans leurs structures, héritées du passé géologique (fig. 1 et hors texte, pl. XII à XVI), que dans leurs… … Encyclopédie Universelle
